Technical Support Engineer (Protection Engineering)

About the role

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• At least 1+ years' of direct experience in protection and control engineering
• Strong technical support and troubleshooting skills
• Fluent in English
• Required knowledge & Technical skills in Protection Relays (Siemens/ABB/GE/SEL), Substation Protocols (IEC 61850, Modbus TCP/IP, DNP3), knowledge for protection requirements for the battery systems, proficiency in related softwares (ETAP etc.)

Responsibilities

• System Oversight: Manage and maintain protection devices, including IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices), for the BESS containers, power conversion systems (PCS), and the HV substation.
• Settings & Logic: Review and implement protection settings, logic diagrams, and coordination studies (Overcurrent, Distance, Differential, etc.)
• Testing & Commissioning: Lead or supervise secondary injection testing, CT/VT testing, and functional trip tests.
• Fault Analysis: Conduct root-cause analysis for any protection trips or system disturbances and provide technical reports to the client
• Client Interface: Act as the primary technical point of contact for the client regarding protection schemes. You must be able to justify settings and schemes during technical meetings.
• Address technical issues on site in a timely manner to ensure reliable operation and minimize downtime.
• Responsible for the installation, commissioning, repair, and maintenance of energy storage systems on site
• Need to obey the work arrangement of the site leader

Skills

• Protection Relays (Siemens/ABB/GE/SEL)
• Substation Protocols (IEC 61850)
• Modbus TCP/IP
• DNP3
• ETAP
• Protection and control engineering
• Secondary injection testing
• CT/VT testing
• Root-cause analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Energy storage systems
• On-site installation and commissioning